Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace)

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Christian hymn biblical canticle liturgical text

Nunc Dimittis (“Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace”) is a biblical canticle from the Gospel of Luke traditionally sung as a hymn of dismissal and peace in Christian liturgical services.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Nunc dimittis	17
Nunc Dimittis	6
Gospel canticle of Simeon (Nunc dimittis)	1
Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace) canonical	1
Nunc Dimittis (Song of Simeon)	1
Nunc dimittis (Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1159089 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace)
Context triple: [Great Vespers, hasComponent, Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace)]

A. Dominus illuminatio mea
Dominus illuminatio mea is the Latin motto meaning "The Lord is my light," famously associated with the University of Oxford and its publishing arm, Oxford University Press.
B. Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
C. Hail Mary
The Hail Mary is a central Catholic prayer honoring the Virgin Mary and frequently recited in the Rosary.
D. Exsultet
Exsultet is an ancient and solemn hymn of praise sung during the Easter Vigil liturgy, proclaiming the joy of Christ’s Resurrection and the blessings of the Paschal candle.
E. Laetare Jerusalem
Laetare Jerusalem is a papal bull issued by Pope Julius III, best known for its role in addressing ecclesiastical matters during his mid-16th-century pontificate.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace)
Target entity description: Nunc Dimittis (“Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace”) is a biblical canticle from the Gospel of Luke traditionally sung as a hymn of dismissal and peace in Christian liturgical services.

A. Dominus illuminatio mea
Dominus illuminatio mea is the Latin motto meaning "The Lord is my light," famously associated with the University of Oxford and its publishing arm, Oxford University Press.
B. Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
C. Hail Mary
The Hail Mary is a central Catholic prayer honoring the Virgin Mary and frequently recited in the Rosary.
D. Exsultet
Exsultet is an ancient and solemn hymn of praise sung during the Easter Vigil liturgy, proclaiming the joy of Christ’s Resurrection and the blessings of the Paschal candle.
E. Laetare Jerusalem
Laetare Jerusalem is a papal bull issued by Pope Julius III, best known for its role in addressing ecclesiastical matters during his mid-16th-century pontificate.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian hymn ⓘ biblical canticle ⓘ liturgical text ⓘ
associatedWithFeast	Candlemas ⓘ Presentation of the Lord ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
genre	canticle ⓘ hymn ⓘ
hasBeenSetToMusicBy	Arvo Pärt ⓘ Charles Villiers Stanford ⓘ Herbert Howells ⓘ Orlando Gibbons ⓘ Thomas Tallis ⓘ
hasEnglishIncipit	Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace ⓘ
hasLatinTitle	Nunc Dimittis ⓘ linked to: Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace)
hasLiturgicalFunction	conclusion of worship ⓘ prayer for a peaceful death ⓘ
isAddressedTo	God ⓘ
isFoundIn	Gospel of Luke ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
isFoundInChapter	Luke 2 ⓘ
isOccasionedBy	Presentation of Jesus at the Temple ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
isPartOf	Anglican Daily Office ⓘ linked to: Daily Office Divine Office ⓘ linked to: Liturgy of the Hours Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ
isSpokenBy	Simeon ⓘ linked to: Simeon the God-receiver
languageOfTitle	Latin ⓘ
liturgicalHour	Evening prayer ⓘ linked to: Choral Evensong Night prayer ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Compline ⓘ Evensong ⓘ evening prayer ⓘ hymn of dismissal ⓘ
mentions	glory of thy people Israel ⓘ light to lighten the Gentiles ⓘ salvation prepared before the face of all people ⓘ
scripturalSource	Luke 2:29–32 ⓘ
theme	dismissal ⓘ fulfilment of prophecy ⓘ glory of Israel ⓘ light to the Gentiles ⓘ peace ⓘ salvation ⓘ
titleTranslation	Now you dismiss ⓘ
usedInTradition	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran churches ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism other Protestant churches ⓘ

How these facts were elicited